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I greatly prefer oil-based paints and primers for kitchen cabinets. They create a hard, durable finish. Plus, if the material is something like MDF, then any water-based product will raise the grain. Plus, latex paint can take a long time to fully cure to a hard coat. In the meantime the latex can be tacky and if the doors are re-installed, then where the paint surfaces meet, the uncured paint can stick and damage the finish. If you do go with latex, use an acrylic-based latex rather than vinyl latex.
before painting, sand everything down to a fine finish. Remove the old finish with a 100- to 120-grit paper in a random-orbit sander. Gradually use finer paper and work up to 180 or 200-grit paper. clean with a vacuum and tack cloth, then apply primer. allow to dry, lightly sand the primer coat, tack cloth again, then paint. I prefer spraying cabinet doors for a uniform finish and brushing on the cabinet carcass (if painting it in place in the kitchen).
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